 The old woman tried to jerk away from him, but the influence of Sam, the first born and best beloved, was almost immediate. Her sobs quieted, she fumbled for something with which to wipe her eyes. The sense of shame with which he had been laboring all...  The Midland - Pàgina 1011921Visualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
 | John Towner Frederick - 1924 - 334 pàgines
...fingers at the edge of the patchwork quilt. He tried to pat her gnarled bony shoulder. "Now, ma! What's all this?" The old woman tried to jerk away from him,...her a faint nod. "That's right. Of course you will." Her thin gray hair, streaked with brown, that was always drawn smooth and tight from the broad white... | |
 | Ruth Suckow - 1926 - 308 pàgines
...something " "Why, what should we be planning?" Jen asked with a warning glance at Sam. He scowled at her. An immense urge to get the thing over and done with,...was among "the relationship." He wanted to get home. "Wow, ma, let's have this thing out. Will you listen — hm?" He bent close, drawing from her a faint... | |
 | Dorothy Brewster - 1928 - 536 pàgines
...the edge of the patchwork quilt. He tried to pat her gnarled bony shoulder. ' ' Now, ma ! What 's aU this ? ' ' The old woman tried to jerk away from him,...her a faint nod. "That's right. Of course you will." Her thin gray hair, streaked with brown, that was always drawn smooth and tight from the broad white... | |
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